13,064 Shares in Mondelez International, Inc. $MDLZ Acquired by USA Financial Formulas

USA Financial Formulas bought a new position in shares of Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 13,064 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $755,000.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Kintegral Advisory LLC increased its stake in Mondelez International by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Kintegral Advisory LLC now owns 28,215 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,646,000 after purchasing an additional 159 shares in the last quarter. Strategy Asset Managers LLC raised its holdings in shares of Mondelez International by 2.2% in the third quarter. Strategy Asset Managers LLC now owns 7,505 shares of the company’s stock worth $434,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. WealthPlan Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Mondelez International by 3.2% during the third quarter. WealthPlan Investment Management LLC now owns 5,124 shares of the company’s stock worth $296,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the period. Whipplewood Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Mondelez International by 35.5% during the first quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 645 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 169 shares during the period. Finally, Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lifted its stake in shares of Mondelez International by 3.5% during the first quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 5,073 shares of the company’s stock worth $292,000 after buying an additional 173 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.32% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Mondelez International

In other news, CEO Dirk Van de Put sold 133,580 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.08, for a total value of $8,559,806.40. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,326,488 shares in the company, valued at $85,001,351.04. This represents a 9.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.45% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Mondelez International Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MDLZ opened at $63.91 on Friday. Mondelez International, Inc. has a twelve month low of $51.20 and a twelve month high of $66.65. The company’s 50 day moving average is $61.66 and its 200 day moving average is $60.80. The company has a current ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The company has a market cap of $81.57 billion, a PE ratio of 23.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 0.38.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $0.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.05. Mondelez International had a net margin of 8.86% and a return on equity of 14.07%. The company had revenue of $9.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.21 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.73 EPS. Mondelez International’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Mondelez International has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.970-3.120 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Mondelez International, Inc. will post 3.05 EPS for the current year.

Mondelez International Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 14th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 30th were issued a $0.52 dividend. This is an increase from Mondelez International’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.3%. Mondelez International’s payout ratio is currently 76.47%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on MDLZ. Freedom Capital lowered shares of Mondelez International from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, June 26th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $73.00 target price (up from $70.00) on shares of Mondelez International in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Mondelez International from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. HSBC raised their target price on Mondelez International from $71.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on Mondelez International from $58.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $68.86.

Mondelez International Company Profile

Mondelez International, Inc (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is a global snack-food company that develops, manufactures, markets and sells branded products in categories including biscuits, chocolate, baked snacks, cheese and grocery items. Its portfolio includes well-known brands such as Oreo, Ritz, Chips Ahoy!, belVita, CLIF, Cadbury, Milka, Toblerone and Trident.

The company sells its products through retailers, wholesalers, e-commerce channels and other distribution networks. Mondelez serves consumers in more than 150 countries, with operations and brands tailored to markets across North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

Mondelez was formed in 2012 when Kraft Foods separated its global snack-food business from its North American grocery operations.